"Your Majesty, the most urgent task now is to seize the opportunity to pacify Yizhou. Li Xiong, a Di person, was defeated, and the internal morale was unstable. It is very possible to decide one battle."

Xun Sui, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.

"What if Gou Xi has another trouble in the future?" Liu Yu said.

"Gou Xi led all the refugees from Qiang, Hu and Guanzhong. These people have seen the strength of the imperial army and the army. Even if they are brave enough to rebel with Shu, they may not be able to work together."

Xun Sui began to explain.

"What's more, there is also the Xi Jian army in Hanzhong. When the two sides advance side by side, why bother about Gou Xi?"

When Liu Yu thought about it, it seemed that the same reason was true.

"Then I'll send an order to Xi Jian now and let him defend and do it."

"As long as you can attack Yizhou, whether you use Gou Xi or Chang'an Liu Yan, you can follow his command."

Liu Yan, who is now guarding Chang'an, is a relatively special existence among the Han army.

Although Liu Kun and Liu Yan's uncle and nephew have not many troops in their headquarters, their old subordinates are all very combat-capable armies.

Except for Liu Yu, it is difficult for other people to mobilize.

Now that Liu Yu has spoken, Xi Jian’s power can be completely controlled by Guanzhong.

"However, if Your Majesty does this, the taxes in Guanzhong and Henan County will definitely not be enough to support this year, and I'm afraid it will be transferred from other places to supplement it."

Gongsun Sheng immediately mentioned another important issue.

The current great man should have pursued rest and recuperation. He only retained the necessary parts for some taxes and corvee, and did not have much construction or collection.

Now a military operation to conquer Yizhou suddenly broke out, which would inevitably increase the cost.

"It is definitely not enough to rely solely on Guanzhong and Henan."

Liu Yu naturally understood this situation very well.

"Your Majesty, it will be a huge expense to conquer Yizhou. It is better to increase taxes in other prefectures and counties." Xun Sui continued.

For the financially stressed court, temporary tax increases are the most common operation.

However, Liu Yu did not intend to do so.

"I have issued an edict long ago and I will have to rest for at least five years."

Liu Yu stroked the stubble on his chin and said slowly.

"It's only two years now, are you going to go back on your word?"

Gongsun Sheng and Xun Sui both looked at each other.

They also know that there are many disadvantages to changing orders every day.

However, the military operation that Xi Jian suddenly created to conquer Yizhou was a giant gold-swalking beast.

If you only have one battle, you may not need to do this.

However, Yizhou has many natural dangers, so who knows whether the entire war is fast or slow?

Then I can only prepare more.

"If there is no tax increase, how can we support the Hanzhong army?" Gongsun Sheng said with a frown.

"This problem cannot be solved just by increasing taxes."

Liu Yu immediately expressed his thoughts.

"If you increase your taxes, you have to wait until the summer tax."

"But the summer tax harvest is the harvest last year. If we collect one more, the people will have to lose one less."

"Many people's livelihoods have already been made in the beginning of spring."

"If the tax is suddenly increased, I don't know how many farmers will go to the loan bill to sell it."

After hearing Liu Yu's words, Gongsun Sheng and Xun Sui also felt the same way.

These people now have just settled down from the war.

Almost every family has no surplus grain. If they suddenly get extra money, they will go to the wealthy to borrow money again.

High loans are one of the means by which the powerful clan embezzled and controlled Dingkou.

Liu Yu had just gotten some people out of the hands of the powerful and would never force them back in person.

"Your Majesty, since you cannot collect taxes, then increase the commercial tax." Xun Sui suddenly spoke.

"Business tax? Not bad, I think so too." Liu Yu immediately said with a smile.

His plan is to increase the commercial tax.

"Business tax? It only receives some gold, silver and cloth, but cannot be used as food and grass. Wouldn't it increase the cost of selling the goods?" Gongsun Sheng said.

"Actually it's not that troublesome," Liu Yu explained.

"The current commercial tax is basically in Chang'an and Luoyang. There are more and more business travelers now. Not only can you collect money and cloth, but you can also easily purchase livestock from the Western Regions."

"With these livestock, it will be much more convenient to transport food and grass."

Since reopening with Liangzhou's business travelers, Liu Yu has used the method of collecting taxes to encourage Hu people from the Western Regions to sell horses and donkeys on a large scale.

In the Central Plains, which had been war-torn for many years, they had an extreme desire for these livestock.

"If you have these pack horses and livestock, and support the food and grass in Hanzhong, it will be less consumed on the road."

Liu Yu said very happily.

Many parts of the food and grass consumption in marching and combat are consumed during transportation.

Among them, there are losses from rainy accidents, and more of them are food and food for the grain transport team.

As long as you delay one more day on the transportation journey, you will consume one more minute of the food and grass you need.

If the time on the road can be reduced, it can greatly improve efficiency.

"But, how many pack horses and donkeys can be collected in Chang'an and Luoyang alone?" Gongsun Sheng was still a little worried.

"For this question, you have to find someone who is familiar with the situation." Liu Yu said.

"Can anyone ask your Majesty?" Gongsun Sheng said with concern.

"Of course!"

Liu Yu immediately remembered someone.

"Come, go to the translation hall to summon the Nashipantuo."

A small yellow gate immediately took the order and left.

"Nashi Pantuo?" Gongsun Sheng turned out to be the name of a Hu man.

"Yes, it's called Nashi Pantuo." Liu Yu said.

"Who is this Nashi Pantuo?"

"A Hu people from Kangguo."

"That Kang State in the Western Regions?"

"Well, it's the Kangju Kingdom. This Nashi Pantuo presented me with ten sweaty and bloody horses from the Western Regions that I was familiar with the customs and customs of the Western Regions. It would be best to use him to do this."

Half an hour later, a curly man in the blue official uniform of a squid official walked in.

As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down and crawled for two steps, and then shouted "Long live".

Liu Yu waved his hand and said.

"Nashi Pantuo, get up."

"I thank Your Majesty!" Nashi Pantuo said in a Liangzhou accent.

"You are in the translation library, how are you doing now?" Liu Yu asked with a smile.

This Nashi Pantuo walked all the way from Chang'an to Yecheng. After seeing Liu Yu with ten sweat and blood horses as a stepping stone, he revealed all the virtual and realities of the Western Regions, which immediately made Liu Yu very happy and directly gave him a small official title from the newly established General Translation Museum.

The so-called translation museum is the sorting of language customs and customs of various small countries around which Liu Yu ordered to organize.

Among them, the languages ​​of the Western Regions are the top priority.

"His Majesty the Emperor, the villain has now basically sorted out the language of Kangju Kingdom. In another ten days, he can make the language of Wusun and Cheshi countries." Nashi Pantuo said respectfully.

"What's the point of learning in the small country?" Gongsun Sheng saw that this Hu man looked almost exactly the same as those Jie Hu. He felt very disgusted in his heart, and then said a little gloomy.

"Haha, sir, I really worry that all the countries in the Western Regions have their own customs and cannot be taken into consideration. Only by studying them clearly can we teach the way of kingship in the future."

Liu Yu's obsession with the Western Regions has almost penetrated into his bones.

Because Liu Yu knew that the Western Regions did not just mean wealth and territory.

More importantly, the Western Regions are a hub connecting East Asia and the distant places.

After mastering this hub, the expansion of Chinese civilization can not only stop here, but also continue to expand westward, even in the far Dasasans Persia, it is still possible.

What's more, in the future, the high-pressure moments of the nomadic army on the grassland can also vent this pressure through the Western Regions.
To be continued...